CPS lawyer nominated for federal post

Charles Rose, the former lead negotiator for CPS in its contract negotiations with employee unions, including the Chicago Teachers Union, has been nominated as general counsel for the U.S. Department of Education under Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. President Barack Obama nominated Rose last week for the post. Rose was founding partner of Franczek Radelet & Rose P.C. and is a graduate of DePaul University School of Law.

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Chicago Public Schools Chief Financial Officer Ginger Ostro is leaving CPS to become executive director of Advance Illinois, while Theresa Hawley has stepped down from her position as executive director of the Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development.

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Founded on the heels of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, The Chicago Reporter confronts racial and economic inequality, using the power of investigative journalism. Our mission is national but grounded in Chicago, one of the most segregated cities in the nation and a bellwether for urban policies.